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FZNT27 KNHC 041526
OFFN06
NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE JAN 04 2011

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WED AND
EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TX WED
NIGHT. THE FRONT PUSHES S THU AND LIES FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO
NEAR TAMPICO MX THU NIGHT BEFORE PUSHING S OF THE AREA FRI.
HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER N GULF WITH S RETURN FLOW INCREASING
AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT ENTERING TEXAS COAST LATE SAT.

NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW
BEHIND FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10
KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FT.

SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT
NE WINDS NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N
10 KT N OF 22N WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT
WED NIGHT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 22N AND 1
TO 2 FT S OF 22N.
.FRI...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL.
W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT...E OF 94 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF
94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO
6 FT.

MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT N OF 28N AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO
15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 26N N WINDS 5 TO 10
KT SHIFTING SE AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.

E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 28N AHEAD OF FRONT THEN BECOMING NW
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10
KT SHIFTING SW WED NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N PART.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S
OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM
AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N LATE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW
SWELL. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW SWELL.

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